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Scientific Name Hoplisoma multimaculatum    (Steindachner, 1907)
Common Names C059, Mangeplettet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Many Spotted Cory
Type Locality Tributary of Rio Prêto near Santa Rita de Cassia, about 11°00'S, 44°30'W, Bahia Province, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Corydoras multimaculatus
Pronunciation hop lee so mah
Etymology This specific epithet refers to the many (multus=many, much) spots (maculatus=spots) on its body.
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Size 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
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Distribution South America: Preto River basin in Bahia, Brazil.
São Francisco, Grande (Bahia), Preto (Bahia, Grande) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Down Husbandry Information
Feeding Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Compatibility A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 17) (for 4 July 1907), pp 291.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:41 (species record created: 2006 Jul 24 00:00)